Spatial planning reimagined: rekindling the founding spirit for the future-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Spatial planning reimagined: rekindling the founding spirit for the future

Published:2024-01-24 Issue:1 Volume:95 Page:21-44
ISSN:0041-0020
Container-title:Town Planning Review
language:en
Short-container-title:Town Planning Review

Author:

Yang Wei¹

Affiliation:

1. Wei Yang was President of the Royal Town Planning Institute for 2021. She is a Chinese-British town planner and urban designer, an author and a scholar. She is a leading figure in researching, promoting and implementing the twenty-first-century garden city approach and promoting joined up thinking between different built and nature environment professionals. She is the founder of Wei Yang & Partners in London, and co-founder and CEO of the Digital Task Force for Planning. She currently serves as...

Abstract

This paper reviews the lifetime achievements and unrealised visions of Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie to stimulate discussions on the unprecedented challenges and opportunities facing the field of spatial planning. By revealing the founding spirit of the profession – compassion, selflessness and creativity – the author argues that the need for change is both external and internal. Thus, planners need to make behavioural changes within the profession to meet the demands of the future. The paper outlines various actions and strategies for the systemic transformation of spatial planning, including rebuilding the creativity and civic support pillars, equipping planners with adequate capabilities and skills and implementing methodological changes. Additionally, the paper introduces the vision of the newly formed Digital Task Force for Planning, which aims to harness the power of digital technology and scientific innovation to modernise the profession. Ultimately, the paper encourages planners to be proactive in adapting to a rapidly changing world and to pave the way for a more confident, creative and impactful profession for the future. This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

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